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Thursday, July 14, 2016

James had the good fortune to participate three plays in three different languages during our four years in Luxembourg.

His first role was Simba in his 1st grade class' production of "The Lion King" in Luxembourgish. Then this past spring, he and Daphne were in the young chorus of a English community theatre production of "Oliver!" And then this week, his 2nd grade class put on "The Princess & The Frog" in German. His amazing teacher adapted the 2009 Disney movie's screenplay set in 1920s New Orleans. James was the Narrator, and also the wedding officiant/MC.

Daphne & James designed the playbill

As the narrator, James had his own mini stage in the middle of the auditorium, where he awakes at the beginning of the play to set the scene:

Then he pops up every once in awhile to give shorter transitions, and eventually makes his way to the stage to officiate the cut-short wedding, and then back to his post to officiate the real wedding.

watching the action on stage

Great costumes all by a parent. Gotta love the balloons on the fireflies!

James on the regular stage

Then after his closing monologue, James introduced the cast:

The cast and their teacher/director

So a big thank you to Luxembourg for introducing this little guy to theatre!

About Me

This is our family blog (since 2008) that sort of merged into a Luxembourg blog when we moved here in May 2012. We are not technically "expats" - more like "immigrants" as we are here indefinitely with Pete's job at Amazon, and the kids are immersed in Luxembourgish public school. As aspiring minimalists, we try to live simply, enjoying the present and each other. Our European adventures are small and simple, our entertainment thresholds quite low, and we like it that way.

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